Return To The Whorl
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Return To The Whorl
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Tor Books
Release Date : 2007-04-01
Return To The Whorl written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Tor Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Gene Wolfe's Return to the Whorl is the third volume, after On Blue's Waters and In Green's Jungles, of his ambitious SF trilogy The Book of the Short Sun . . . It is again narrated by Horn, who has embarked on a quest in search of the heroic leader Patera Silk. Horn has traveled from his home on the planet Blue, reached the mysterious planet Green, and visited the great starship, the Whorl and even, somehow, the distant planet Urth. But Horn's identity has become ambiguous, a complex question embedded in the story, whose telling is itself complex, shifting from place to place, present to past. Perhaps Horn and Silk are now one being. Return to the Whorl brings Wolfe's major new fiction, The Book of the Short Sun, to a strange and seductive climax. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
In Green S Jungles
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-04-01
In Green S Jungles written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-01 with Fiction categories.
Gene Wolfe's In Green's Jungles is the second volume, after On Blue's Waters, of his ambitious SF trilogy, The Book of the Short Sun. It is again narrated by Horn, who has embarked on a quest from his home on the planet Blue in search of the heroic leader Patera Silk. Now Horn's identity has become ambiguous, a complex question embedded in the story, whose telling is itself complex, shifting from place to place, present to past. Horn recalls visiting the Whorl, the enormous spacecraft in orbit that brought the settlers from Urth, and going thence to the planet Green, home of the blood-drinking alien inhumi. There, he led a band of mercenary soldiers, answered to the name of Rajan, and later became the ruler of a city state. He has also encountered the mysterious aliens, the Neighbors, who once inhabited both Blue and Green. He remembers a visit to Nessus, on Urth. At some point, he died. His personality now seemingly inhabits a different body, so that even his sons do not recognize him. And people mistake him for Silk, to whom he now bears a remarkable resemblance. In Green's Jungles is Wolfe's major new fiction, The Book of the Short Sun, building toward a strange and seductive climax. "Wolfe's narrative glows, rich and seductive as ever."--Kirkus Reviews At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Book Of The New Sun
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Gollancz
Release Date : 2015-03-12
The Book Of The New Sun written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Gollancz this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-12 with Fantasy fiction, American categories.
An extraordinary epic, set a million years in the future, in the time of a dying sun, when our present culture is no longer even a memory. Severian, a torturer's apprentice, is exiled from his guild after falling in love with one of his prisoners. Ordered to the distant city of Thrax, armed with his ancient executioner's sword, Terminus Est, Severian must make his way across the perilous, ruined landscape of this far-future Urth. But is his finding of the mystical gem, the Claw of the Conciliator, merely an accident, or does Fate have a grander plans for Severian the torturer . . . ? This edition contains the first two volumes of this four volume novel, The Shadow of the Torturer and The Claw of the Conciliator.
On Blue S Waters
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2000-09-02
On Blue S Waters written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-09-02 with Fiction categories.
Science fiction. Space hero Horn battles shapeshifting vampires who want to use humans as cattle. It happens on planet Blue where Horn is searching for the planet's missing leader. First volume in a trilogy
The Book Of The Short Sun
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
The Book Of The Short Sun written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Interplanetary voyages categories.
Gate Of Horn Book Of Silk
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Author : Michael Andre-Driussi
language : en
Publisher: Sirius Fiction
Release Date : 2012-08-15
Gate Of Horn Book Of Silk written by Michael Andre-Driussi and has been published by Sirius Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-08-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this companion guide, Michael Andre-Driussi illuminates Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun and Book of the Short Sun science fiction series through dictionary-style entries on the characters, gods, locations, themes, and timelines of the novels. Gate of Horn, Book of Silk, is organized in two parts, with the first half covering the Long Sun series (Nightside the Long Sun, Lake of the Long Sun, Calde of the Long Sun, and Exodus from the Long Sun) and the second half covering the Short Sun series (On Blue's Waters, In Green's Jungles, and Return to the Whorl). "Languages of the Whorl," a section between the two parts, covers all the dialect, slang, and foreign terms used in the books--thieves' cant, flier language, Tick's talk, and more. Ten maps and diagrams are included. This is Michael Andre-Driussi's third guidebook to the rich tapestries of Gene Wolfe's worlds. As fans of of Lexicon Urthus and The Wizard Knight Companion have noted, that each book is both a convenient tool for a question while re-reading the novels but also an enjoyable read in its own right, from A to Z.
Lake Of The Long Sun
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Release Date : 2015-08-25
Lake Of The Long Sun written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Tor Science Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-25 with Fiction categories.
It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has travelled for forgotten generation towards its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that you can see whole cities in the sky. And now the gods of The Whorl begin to intervene in human affairs. A god speaks to Patera Silk, a clergyman at work in the schoolyard of his church. Silk must go on a quest to save his church and his people. "Stylistic excellence and topnotch storytelling."--Library Journal At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Exodus From The Long Sun
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Author : Gene Wolfe
language : en
Publisher: Tor Science Fiction
Release Date : 2013-05-07
Exodus From The Long Sun written by Gene Wolfe and has been published by Tor Science Fiction this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-07 with Fiction categories.
Exodus from the Long Sun concludes Gene Wolfe's masterful sci-fi epic series, the Book of the Long Sun It is the far future, and the giant spaceship, The Whorl, has traveled for forgotten generations toward its destination. Lit inside by the artificial Long Sun, The Whorl is so huge that whole cities can be seen in the sky. And the gods of The Whorl have begun to intervene in human affairs. An entirely unexpected future awaits as Patera Silk and the other inhabitants are confronted with the world of an alien race. Wolfe's great work is complete, with the mysterious fullness of life itself. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Outer Whorl
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Author : Neal A. Schier
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris
Release Date : 2007-07
The Outer Whorl written by Neal A. Schier and has been published by Xlibris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-07 with Transportation categories.
Ever since man has taken to the air, flight has exerted a strong, almost irresistible, appeal on many to follow a life of flying not only to allow it to be more than just a hobby, but to make it one's avocation. Many who have followed this call have written of this journey and how they pursued the various forms of flying their first flight, their first job flying for hire, and a look back at their career. In The Outer Whorl, Essays by an Airline Pilot, Neal Schier takes a slightly different tact in recounting his pursuit of flying, because paradoxically, flight itself was just one of the attractions that led him to follow the call that so many before him had heeded. His path was not the simple, almost linear progression, which has marked many aviators' careers. Neal, in a continuum of twenty related essays, examines the unease of a quotidian life in a sterile office and the desperation that set in at a young age to pursue something outside of a normal career path. To see the world and learn of one's strengths and weaknesses while forging a profound appreciation for his fellow crew members. Through this pursuit came a deep appreciation for the allure inherent in aviation and a respect for the uncertainty that flits and flickers behind the beautiful mask that flight wears. This appreciation extends far beyond just the attraction of flight however, as he charts the admiration of strength and resolve that he finds in his fellow pilots, flight attendants, and other airline employees after the horrors of 9/11 an admiration won by the close work in an airliner's cockpit during hours of fatigue, stress, and challenge. Introspectively, but not solipsistically so, Neal traces his development first as a military aviator and then as a commercial airline pilot. His nontechnical writing puts the reader alongside him in the cockpit as a witness to the mind-set of a pilot as he charts a course around the world a course that often leads to self-examination and what one learns about self and others. His narrative details what it was like to lose nearly twenty years of work as his airline struggled with bankruptcy and near liquidation. He raises the question if the turbulence of the career was worth the years of sacrifice and dedication and thus, touches on an idea that thousands of the wondering and wandering souls of aviation continue to ask. His reflection and memories bring a surprising answer that is framed from the recurring themes of beauty, appreciation, and admiration.
Days Between Stations
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Author : Steve Erickson
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2013-04-30
Days Between Stations written by Steve Erickson and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-30 with Fiction categories.
DIVDIVIn what the Guardian recently named one of the best literary debuts ever, a love triangle intersects with a lost film masterpiece and weather as turbulent as the heart/divDIV Life stories converge and break away in Days Between Stations, Steve Erickson’s searing first novel. At the center is the tumultuous union between Jason and Lauren, who fall in love as youths in Kansas, and later relocate to San Francisco. A cyclist training for the Olympics, Jason is often abroad and unfaithful; Lauren, in turn, finds solace in Michel, a nightclub manager trying to reconnect with his past. Michel’s journey leads to The Death of Marat, a recovered lost masterwork of silent film directed by his grandfather, whose extraordinary life includes having grown up as an orphaned twin in a Parisian brothel. In a world shaped by sensuality and trauma, where sandstorms invade Los Angeles, the Seine freezes, bike racers vanish in Venice, and relationships are warped by amnesia, geological chaos and personal upheaval each wrenchingly reflect the other. /div/div